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    Default Re: 7 Teams Passed On Drummond, Remember That When...

    People judging him off his 1 year of college are clueless. He could have been a HS senior the past year, but went to college early. He's more developed than Dwight Howard at the same age.

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    Default Re: 7 Teams Passed On Drummond, Remember That When...

    Quote Originally Posted by ShaqAttack3234
    I think if he's as talented as some think he is, his stock won't drop, particularly if he starts to show more to his game. I don't like the idea of him going to the NBA which the ability he has now, he won't be able to compete for a while, and I think that's bad for his development.

    And purely speaking as an NBA fan, I just hate seeing teams draft these types. It's why I wish there was at least a 2 year college rule.

    Why? Calhoun could care less about developing Drummond's skill set as far as it meant winning. He gave the ball to Lamb and Napier all year long. His goal was to win at UConn, not develop Andre Drummond.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarcastic
    Why? Calhoun could care less about developing Drummond's skill set as far as it meant winning. He gave the ball to Lamb and Napier all year long. His goal was to win at UConn, not develop Andre Drummond.
    Too bad for him, he should have picked Kentucky and Calipari then.

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    Default Re: 7 Teams Passed On Drummond, Remember That When...

    5 teams passed on Lillard, remember that! The best player in the draft, and he got drafted by the great Blazers. Big win!

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    Default Re: 7 Teams Passed On Drummond, Remember That When...

    Quote Originally Posted by Hopper15
    Who's going to coach up an extremely raw Andre Drummond in Detroit?


    [COLOR="White"]Just kidding.[/COLOR]

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    Default Re: 7 Teams Passed On Drummond, Remember That When...

    I have a hard time seeing Drummond not at least being a rotation player for a long time. He already seems more then capable of playing defense at an NBA level, and his size is quite insane. I don't think people realize that he weighs 280 pounds at 18 years old. He looks like he could easily add quite a bit more weight too. Of course he is raw, but when looking at guys who have the potential to be an all star at the center position the only two I remember that looked as capable in that sense in the past 5 years were Cousins and Oden.
    Shooting 30% on free throws is scary though. People talk about guys shooting at like 50-60% being liabilities, and I don't think that's really a huge deal, but if you have a guy shooting 30% in big minutes, I think that could be a huge problem. Beyond that, I have to wonder if he just has an awful offensive touch.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ZenMaster
    Too bad for him, he should have picked Kentucky and Calipari then.
    I agree. Kentucky at least is honest about the whole farce that is college basketball.

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    Default Re: 7 Teams Passed On Drummond, Remember That When...

    Quote Originally Posted by Sarcastic
    I agree. Kentucky at least is honest about the whole farce that is college basketball.
    Calipari develops his players quite a bit.

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    Default Re: 7 Teams Passed On Drummond, Remember That When...

    I don't understand how certain GMs keep their jobs...Terrence Ross? Someone should be fired.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IGOTGAME
    I don't understand how certain GMs keep their jobs...Terrence Ross? Someone should be fired.
    He was honestly a safer bet coming out of college. Drummond is a prime example of high risk high reward.

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    Default Re: 7 Teams Passed On Drummond, Remember That When...

    Quote Originally Posted by Sarcastic
    People judging him off his 1 year of college are clueless. He could have been a HS senior the past year, but went to college early. He's more developed than Dwight Howard at the same age.
    well actually, he was gonna go to prep school, then decided against it

    hes the typical age, of a one-and-done player

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    If only detroit had kg drummong after 3 years can be your center of the future... as loud as kg talks smack ... kg has got to be one of the best teacher for the entire team ...

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    Default Re: 7 Teams Passed On Drummond, Remember That When...

    Quote Originally Posted by IGOTGAME
    I don't understand how certain GMs keep their jobs...Terrence Ross? Someone should be fired.
    I agree with you. Not just Terrence Ross but I don't see how Drummond realistically should have fallen out of top 5.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZenMaster
    People act like that because relative to his size and athleticism he played like crap in his 1 year in college.

    People should have examined the circumstances of his year at UCONN.



    Guy is beasting in the preseason, and looks like the best player in the draft so far (along with Lillard).

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    Default Re: 7 Teams Passed On Drummond, Remember That When...

    This is why teams like the raptors will likely stay bad.

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